Can´t Install Fedora 4 on MSI 915P Combo Fr

Despotic:

I have Suse 9.3 installed in my system and works OK with the vesa driver. I have a Radeon X600 PCIE.

Joao

And the SATA Hard Disk problem ?

This is the solution :
http://www.is.tu-braunschweig.de/~buethe/p4p800_raid.html

Can't install Fedora 4 on Twinhead 12DL

G'day. Bought a Twinhead 12DL notebook recently. Was trying to install Fedora 4 on it but it didn't work. It hung at kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0x14. I tried so many setup options but it didn't work either, including linux acpi=off, linux nofb, linux text, mediacheck then linux mediacheck or linux mediacheck pci=nosort text & etc.
My notebook specs are as follow:
Intel Centrino 1.73Ghz
512MB DDR Ram
60GB hardisk
Intel(R) 915GM/GMS, 910GML Express chepset family
Combo DVD / CDRW drive

By the way, I had no problem installing Fedora 2 on the notebook, everything went smoothly. Does anyone know why not with FC 4?
Thank you.

Regards,
Sim.

try this

If you want to use the graphical mode of the installer (and who doesn't?) you need to disable the frame buffer by starting the installation with:


# linux nofb


found it on
http://ferrari.databa.se/
and I have a ferrari very helpful for me
hope it will help u 2!

Vodoo Magic

There is no vodoo magic in the world of computing!
As mictlantecuhtli wrote, you can install Fedora using this simple procedure:

1. type following on boot prompt:
mediacheck

2. above will throw an error, then type follwoing on boot prompt:
linux mediacheck

This just seems like vodoo magic rather that actual computing! (maybe that's why the post says "WEIRD fix").

SO... i tried to write anything but a command first and then linux. It WORKS.
You can try:
"COUVES" (enter) then linux (enter)
"MyGirl" (enter) then linux (enter)
"linus" (enter) then linux (enter)
and so on... as long as you produce an error first, linux will install.

Bottom line, there must be some kind of trash left in memory after the error that may help or force linux kernel to clean-it before actualy installing anything.

works - thanks

typed: mediacheck
(got error)
typed: linux mediacheck
installing no prob.

I was having the same kernel panic with fedora core 4 install on two different computers/motherboards. I've been killing myself trying to find out what was going on. It is a strange fix but it worked.